PublicForum:CaseStructureSample

(Notallwillbestructuredthesameway)

I.Introduction

A. AnthonyGucciardi,anaturalhealthandselfdevelopmentauthor,
speaker,andactivistoncesaidjust2yearsago,Maybeitstimewe
realizethatthesamecompanyresponsibleforoneofthedeadliest
chemicalweaponsinmodernhistoryisnowincontroloftheworldsfood
supply.Doesntthattellyousomething?
B. ThebenefitsofGMOsdontoutweightheharms
C. GMOsarefoodproductsthathavebeengeneticallyengineeredby
scientiststodeveloptraitsthataredesirableforonereasonoranother.
Humanshavebeendoingasimpleversionofthissincethedawnof
agriculture,byselectivelybreedingplantswithdesirabletraitstoon
another,inordertoencourageseedstocarrythattrait.Theycause
unintendedharm,modifygenesinyourdigestivesystemandariskto
animals.

A.GMFscauseunintendedharmtootherorganisms
1. AlaboratorystudypublishedinNature1showedthatpollenfrom
cornthatwasgeneticallymodifiedtoproduceitsowninsecticide
causedhighmortalityratesinmonarchbutterflycaterpillars.The
datawasconfirmedinamorerecentstudybytheUniversityof
Minnesota,aspublishedonlineinthejournalInsectConservation
andDiversityinMarch2012.
2. Anotherstudybackin2007showedthatthecornstoxinswent
intonearbystreams,causingincreasedmortalityandreduced
growthofcaddisflies,anaquaticinsect.Becausecaddisfliesare
afoodresourceforfishandamphibians,contaminationspreads
furtherwhentheseinsectsareconsumedbyitsnatural
predators.FirstreportedontheIndianaUniversitywebsite,the
studywassubsequentlypublishedintheProceedingsofthe
NationalAcademiesofScience.

B.ModifiesGenesSurvivingtheDigestionProcess

1. Newstudiesaredisprovingoneofthebiggestassurancesthat
proGMOmanufacturersandscientistscontinuetomake:thatnew
genesintroducedinGMfoodareharmless,sinceallgenesare
brokenupandrenderedinertduringdigestion.

Astudydonein
Chinainearly2012showedthatingestedplantmicroRNAnotonly
survivedigestion,butmostdefinitelyinfluencehumancellfunction.

ThismeansthatDNAcancodeformicroRNA,whichcan,infact,be
hazardoushavingbeenlinkedfortenyearstohumandiseases
includingcancer,Alzheimers,anddiabetes.
2. AstudyinNorway,publishedinJuly2012,provedthatGMOgenes
areindeedtransferredthroughtheintestinalwallintotheblood.
DuringtheirstudytheyfoundpiecesofgeneticallymodifiedDNAin
largeenoughsegmentstobeidentifiedinblood,muscletissueand
liver.

C.HealthRisksinAnimalStudies

1. Longbeforeanystudiesweredoneinhumans,countlessanimal
studiesindicateserioushealthrisksassociatedwithGMOfood
consumption.A2005studybyDr.IrinaErmakovaoftheInstituteof
HigherNervousActivityandNeurophysiologyattheRussian
AcademyofSciencesshowedasignificantlyhighermortalityratein
babyratsborntomotherswhohadconsumedGMsoy,whilethe
survivingbabiespresentedsignificantlystuntedgrowth
2. A2008studylinkedGMcornwithinfertility,showingasignificant
decreaseinoffspringovertimeandsignificantlylowerlitterweightin
micefedGMcorn.Thissamestudyfoundthatover400geneswere
foundtobeexpresseddifferentlyinthemicefedGMcorn.These
aregenesknowntocontrolproteinsynthesisandmodification,cell
signaling,cholesterolsynthesis,andinsulinregulation.Studiesalso
showintestinaldamageinanimalsfedGMfoods,includingcell
growthanddisruptionoftheintestinalimmunesystem.
3. InApril2012,theresultsoftwoyearstudywerein.Treatedratsdied
23timesmoreoftenthancontrolrats,andmorerapidly.Female
ratsdevelopedlargetumorsalmostalwaysmoreoftenthanand
beforecontrolrats.Imaginewhatitsdoingtoyourinsides.